A promotional conference for the Rudong Economic Development Zone was held in Rudong, a county-level city in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, on April 22.

Representatives from more than 50 enterprises attended the conference, which was aimed at attracting more investment to boost industrial development in the zone.

Gong Zhengjun, chairman of G&T Industrial Investment Group, attended the conference and said that RDEDZ is an emerging industrial hub and one of the manufacturing production bases in Shanghai's innovation ecosystem.

Gong added that they intend to invest in a semiconductor project in the zone.

The conference witnessed the signing of 12 industrial projects with a combined value of over 4 billion yuan ($579.78 million).

As one of two provincial economic development zones, RDEDZ has experienced rapid development in recent years. The zone is presently home to nearly 200 enterprises and 69 high-tech enterprises.

In 2022, the output value of the enterprises above the designated size in the zone was over 45 billion yuan.

A signing ceremony of 12 projects is held at the conference. [Photo/Nantong Daily]